Young people deserve more understanding
<p><span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span>' <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="heaviest">heaviest</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span> <span word="in">in</span> 59 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unhurriedly">unhurriedly</span>." </p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sixties">sixties</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>? <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="retired">retired</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>. </p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selfishness">selfishness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undeniable">undeniable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="senior">senior</span>, <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. </p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="young">young</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="social">social</span>, <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>. </p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="diligently">diligently</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soaring">soaring</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> - <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20 <span word="or">or</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mortgaged">mortgaged</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. <span word="Considering">Considering</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="aloof">aloof</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disrespectful">disrespectful</span>. </p>
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